19/11/2025
š£ Rant time. A little honesty from the instructorās seatā¦
Lately, Iām seeing a pattern thatās honestly starting to drain every ounce of patience I have left.
Weāve got a national test shortage⦠waiting lists stretching months⦠pupils fighting for cancellation dates like theyāre golden ticketsā¦
and yet some people are still treating the driving test like itās a scratch card they can just āhave a go atā and hope for the best.
Hereās the reality nobody wants to say out loud:
The biggest issue right now isnāt instructors ādragging lessons out.ā
Itās the number of learners going to test who are nowhere near ready.
People failing in September, not having a single consistent lesson afterwards, and then somehow booking another test for November.
People who already failed with a list of faults as long as the A52, and instead of fixing them, theyāre booking another test and hoping for a different outcome.
People who genuinely think they can jump into a family memberās car ā with no dual controls, no recent practice, and no instructor ā and itāll magically work out.
A driving test is not a gamble.
Itās not a wing-it-and-see.
Itās not something you do because the app gave you a cancellation and you fancy giving it a bash.
We are literally putting examiners ā human beings ā into cars with people who havenāt practised for months, who havenāt corrected previous faults, and who donāt understand how serious this is.
And then instructors get blamed for ākeeping pupils too long.ā
Trust me, if someone is actually ready, we want them out of our diary and onto that test.
There is nothing more satisfying than a pupil whoās trained properly, done the work, practised consistently, fixed their faults, and walks out with a certificate theyāve earned.
Whatās soul-destroying is the opposite:
watching test slots get taken by learners who simply arenāt prepared, who havenāt put the time in, who arenāt safe yetā¦
while the ones who HAVE put the work in are left waiting.
This isnāt about money.
This is about safety.
This is about standards.
This is about respecting the process.
If youāre not test-ready, the best and bravest decision you can make is to push your test back, train properly, and go when you KNOW you can drive safely ā not just hope for luck.
Thatās how you pass.
Thatās how you stay safe.
Thatās how you respect everyone else in the system.
Rant over.
For now.
ā Lisa
Drive With Lilu ššāØ